Are we became crazy?

[Damion]

Are we so crazy? Yes and no. $910 for a Toaster Scan is as foolish as crazy. So much more cool Amiga gear you could have gotten for that money. For example, an A4000T Toaster Flyer system sold for $610 a few days ago. $300 left for pocket change. To whoever bought the the Toast Scan for $910, all I can say is fool, fool, fool.

Exactly. Even if that auction was real, a Toastscan (or *any* Amiga scandoubler, let alone a PIV) hasn't sold for nearly so much before or since, so I don't think it's representative of reality. While I agree that the price of expansions (and certain Amiga models) has gone up significantly, the ebay market fluctuates pretty wildly. (It really sucks when you want a particular expansion at the exact same time as 6 other people...)

The A2000 seems to be a "hot item" ATM... You could hardly give them away a few years ago. On the other hand, unexpanded A4ks appear to have held a more level value.

[Damion]

Amigas can be a great little earner if done right. I sold 90% of my collection recently and made nearly 3 times what I paid for them originally. And that was without really trying. I turned them into a nice new Fender Stratocaster and some home recording equipment so I'm certainly happy with the increase in value. My Amiga 1200 sold for $455AU. I was quite shocked at that. I started it on ebay at $90 and was hoping I might get $150-$200.

Congrats! It's a good thing to let go now and again, even better when it involves tripling your money and investing in yet another hobby.

People just go nuts on ebay.

Yeah, I recall auctioning a DCE internal SD/FF about five years ago, it sold for over double what they were still available for new. :crazy: Ridiculous. (Not that I complained too much...)

[Damion]

Ugh, unfortunately I allowed myself to get sucked in again... promised myself I'm DONE, just as soon as I find that sweet A2K accelerator... :lol: